Waikato Milking Systems, Nedap partner to improve dairy management

Through a partnership with Nedap, Waikato Milking Systems is embarking on a new era in dairy management. The company is launching two new products – CowTraQ and TracHQ – powered by Nedap. Not only do the technologies help dairy farmers save time and labor, but the information created can also help improve farm management.

"With the release of our smart CowTraQ collars, we now offer the most comprehensive and accurate solution to identify cows and monitor their reproduction, health, location, and more," says Jamie Mikkelson, Waikato Milking Systems executive chairman. "The innovative, reliable, and integrated identification, automation, and monitoring solutions provided by the CowTraQ system and the TracHQ platform lead the way in helping dairy farmers become more profitable, sustainable, and productive."

"Nedap's widely proven and integrated platform drives herd management technology such as CowTraQ and TracHQ to automate everyday tasks and deliver complete and user-friendly insights to dairy farmers to help make informed decisions," says Bertino Verstege, Nedap Livestock Management managing director. "Advanced herd monitoring and management technologies have become vital tools for dairy farms throughout the world because the technology is easily harnessed to maximize herd performance and farm efficiency."

CowTraQ and TracHQ offer dairy farmers the following advantages:

• Cow data is transformed into real-time and relevant alerts, to-do lists, reports, and barn maps to help manage and control the herd. A single collar combines animal identification, heat detection, health monitoring, herd performance trends, and cow locating to improve herd performance and offer producers peace of mind.
• The new products integrate seamlessly with other Waikato Milking Systems automation systems, herd management programs, and software tools.
• The dependable, robust technology has been proven across a wide range of environmental conditions and farm management systems.

"They will strengthen dairy farm management and animal care, provide farmers the assurance that proper animal care occurs in a timely manner, and expand dairy farmer access to cutting-edge technology and dairy management capabilities," Mikkelson says.

Learn more by visiting waikatomilking.com or nedap-livestockmanagement.com.